A sample of some obscure – and maybe not obscure – tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.

Today’s medley selection: King Crimson – “Epitaph” 1969

From the 1969 album “In The Court Of The Crimson King“, the cut was released as a single in 1976.

King Crimson was a 5-man band formed in London in 1968. “In The Court Of The Crimson King” was their first and most successful album. The original band broke up and personnel fluctuated during the recording of the band’s 2nd and 3rd LPs: “In The Wake Of Poseidon” and “Lizard“. One of those changes in personnel was with Greg Lake (bass, vocals), who because of the band’s uncertain future, teamed up with Keith Emerson of Nice and Carl Palmer of Atomic Rooster to form Emerson, Lake, and Palmer after recording Poseidon.